Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Shean DSO*, US Bronze Star
Lieutenant Commander Max Shean DSO*, US Bronze Star, RANVR, one of only three members of the RAN to be awarded a bar to his DSO
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Western Australian Max Shean was a distinguished submariner recognised for his hazardous achievements aboard the X and XE-class midget submarines during WWII. Max Shean influenced the outcome of the war when he severed Japanese communications during daring operations as a diver, engineer and commander.